4.8 from 15 votes
Date and Walnut Slice
An old fashioned Date and Walnut slice recipe. An Aussie favourite with a delicious Arabic twist.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 36 pieces
Calories: 153 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian , Middle Eastern , British
Ingredients
Slice
- 115 grams butter
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups desiccated coconut
- 3 cups plain flour
- 3 teaspoons bicarb soda
- 250 grams pitted dates
- ½ cup water
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 100 grams chopped walnuts
Rosewater fondant
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons rosewater
- 1 drop pink colouring
- handful dried rose petals (optional for decorating)
Instructions
- Prepare date paste by combining chopped dates, water and vinegar in a saucepan, bringing to the boil and simmering for 5 minutes or until the mixture reaches a paste-like consistency. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer.
- Add egg and beat again.
- Mix in milk, flour and bicarb soda, and coconut, alternating after adding about ⅓ of each.
- Grease two 27 x 17cm (approx) slice tins.
- Take ⅔ of the mixture and divide evenly between the two slice tins. Press mixture into the bottom of the tins.
- Spread date paste as evenly as possible onto mixture in tins then sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
- Divide the remaining mixture into half and roll out each half with a rolling pin. Carefully place onto the top of the date and walnut layer. Trim around edges so it fits nicely in the tin.
- Pierce top layer with a fork, leaving a 4-5cm gap between piercings.
- Place slice tins in oven and cook slice for 15-20 minutes or until golden on top.
- When cold, combine icing sugar, rosewater and pink colouring and drizzle over slice.
- Cut into squares and remove from tins. Sprinkle with dried rose petals.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
153kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
88mg
(4%)
Potassium
94mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 153kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 88mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 94mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.